Graduate Profile: Michele Parkhill
When Michele Parkhill visited Alma College during her senior year of high school she noticed psychology Professor Gwyneth Beagley playing with a lab rat.
She knew immediately that she would major in psychology.
“Later, the enthusiasm and genuine love for the field of psychology that all of the professors exhibited were contagious,” the 2001 graduate says.
“The best part about Alma — and the psychology department in particular — is the personal attention you get from professors. That investment in students is so far above what other universities and colleges offer,” she says.
Michele Parkhill
The religious studies minor completed her doctorate in social psychology at Wayne State University.
She is now a research scientist at the University of Washington in Seattle. She plans to continue doing research and to become a professor within the next few years.
Attracted to Alma by the campus, location and professor interaction, she volunteered with the Women’s Aid Shelter and was also active in Alpha Phi Omega while at Alma.
